Fewer Bleeds on Uninterrupted Dabigatran vs Warfarin in AF Ablation Fewer Bleeds on Uninterrupted Dabigatran vs Warfarin in AF Ablation
"Now we have high-quality data showing that if you perform this procedure on uninterrupted dabigatran, the risk of stroke is extremely low," said a researcher about the randomized RE-CIRCUIT trial.Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Afib Patients Taking Warfarin May Have Higher Fracture Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Difference vs dabigatran only in individuals with previous falls or fractures (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After Heart Rhythm Procedure: Study
Patients undergoing surgery to treat an irregular heartbeat are less likely to suffer problematic bleeding when given Pradaxa instead of warfarin, a study finds. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After AFib Procedure
Fewer bleeding problems reported among 'ablation' patients who took the newer blood thinner (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After Heart Rhythm Procedure
Fewer bleeding problems reported among 'ablation' patients who took the newer blood thinner Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Thinners (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After Heart Rhythm Procedure: Study
MONDAY, March 20, 2017 -- Patients undergoing a surgical procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat are less likely to suffer problematic bleeding when given the blood thinner Pradaxa rather than warfarin, a new study finds. The two blood thinners... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After Heart Rhythm Procedure: Study
Title: Pradaxa Beats Warfarin After Heart Rhythm Procedure: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/20/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/20/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - March 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

ACC: NOAC Safer for Use in Afib Ablation
(MedPage Today) -- For uninterrupted anticoagulation, dabigatran lessened bleeding events (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Dec 2 Cardiology News Dec 2 Cardiology News
Subclinical AF, chest-pain evaluation, proton-pump inhibitors and stroke risk, dabigatran-statin interactions, and Watchman are topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Pradaxa Blood Thinner May Beat Warfarin After Bleeding Episode: Study
Title: Pradaxa Blood Thinner May Beat Warfarin After Bleeding Episode: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/1/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - December 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Pradaxa May Beat Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Research also shows that resuming any anticoagulant is still safer than stopping the drugs in these cases (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statins and Dabigatran: Possible Interaction?
A signal for increased risk of hemorrhage when the NOAC is coadministered with 2 statins comes as a surprise to some. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - December 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Payal Kohli, MD Tags: Atrial Fibrillation Cardiovascular Diseases Cerebrovascular Diseases Source Type: news

Statins and Dabigatran: New Interaction?
A signal for increased risk of hemorrhage when the NOAC is coadministered with 2 statins comes as a surprise to some. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - December 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Payal Kohli, MD Tags: Atrial Fibrillation Cardiovascular Diseases Cerebrovascular Diseases Source Type: news

Pradaxa Blood Thinner May Beat Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Research also shows that resuming any anticoagulant is still safer than stopping the drugs in these casesSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bleeding, Blood Thinners, Stroke (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High Adherence Rates with Pradaxa in NVAF Patients
(Source: Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate News)
Source: Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate News - December 1, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news